Stock-account book



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Patented Nov.l 3, 1891.

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Patented Nov. 3. 1891.

INVENIOR A T T ORNE Y (No Modell.)

i No. 462,367.

'rares Ntra .LUDVIG A. \VARNER, OF BUFFALO, NEv YORK.

STOCK-ACCOUNT BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 462,367, `dated November 3, 1891.

Application tiled December 6, 1890. Serial No. 373,730. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, LUDWIG A. WARNER, a citizen of theUnited States, residingatlnitalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Account Books and Tracers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this speciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in book-keeping, and more particularly to that part of book-keeping as applied to stock and account tracing, its object being to so arrange a book in which all the stock of the merchant using the book is entered, each article being entered separately.

My invention consists in the arrangement of the entries upon the sheet, in connection with gummed labels integral with the sheet and printed on their opposite sides, so that it can be ascertained at a glance whether the article is sold, charged, or returned.

My invention further consists in other details of its arrangement, all ot' which I will now proceed to denitely describe and claim.

In the drawings, Figure l shows one side of a sheet as 'arranged in my improved stocktracer. Fig. 2 is a view of the opposite side of same.

Referring' to the drawings, I have herein shown a stock-tracer as arranged for a retail clothing merchant. The entries are made on that side of the sheet shown in Fig. l, the letters slanting to the lett representing the printed matter arranged within the book before any entries are made, and the letters slanting to the right represent the entries. Each sheet is divided into columns running across the page, and each column is divided into as many spaces as the nature of the business may require. I have herein shown seven spaces, which I have numbered successively, the two outer spaces being detachable checks or slips. In spaces 3 and 5 are arranged smaller spaces having gurnmed surfaces, with perforations on three sides thereof, so that they may be detached on the perforated sides and turned over on the line 8 and gumined to the sheet, as shown. These gum med spaces when turned over and stuck to the sheet show at a glance in what manner the article has been disposed of.

In reference to the diagram shown in the drawings, the merchant has bought and received a coat on October l0. This is assigned to No. 5,000 and entered in column 5,000, together with the selling` price, size, the naine of the parties from which the coat was bought, and address of saine. These entries are made in space l. In space 2 a description of the article is given. In space Ll the selling price, size, and name of article are given, the same being copied on the detachable check or slip 0, as that which appears in space a. This check 6, with its auxiliary check 7, is then detached from the book and secured tothe article. All entries in the book are madein the same way, assigning` each article in stock to a separate number and having the cheek to that number secured to the article.

XVe will now assume that the article entered in column 5,000 has been sold. The clerk selling same dctaches the check G from the article, marking the date of sale thereon, and, if charged, to whom charged, together with his own name. Thisis handedin at the otice. The book-keeper then tastens the label of that number to the sheet, thereby indicating that the article has Abeen sold, and, when charged as in entry 5,000, the label in column 5,000 marked charged is fastened to the sheet and space 4 is iilled in with the date of sale, to whom charged, and name of salesman. Should the article be returned, it isidentied by the -small auxiliary check 7, which is also numbered. This is entered in the stock-tracer by gu m ming the label marked returned to the sheet, and the name of the party returning same is entered in the lower line ot space 4. These gu mined labels are preferably printed in red ink, so as to appear more prominent.

It is apparent that this method of stock tracing and account could equally' well be applied to any business, and with slight alterations could even be applied to a bankinghouse business. The particular arrangement of the spaces with the subject-matter which they contain forni no part of my invention; but

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checks or slips at their outer ends, the eolurnns and cheeks being numbered successively and having one or more guinined and and perforated spaces, which may be turned upon the sheet and gumrned thereto to show printed matter arranged on their opposite sides, substantially as shown and described. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence ot' two subscribing Witnesses.

LUDVIG A. WARNER. lfitnesses:

OTTO E. HODDICK, RICHARD B. HOFFMAN. 

